English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ravenscliff

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fenny Bentley

Historical Forms

  • Rauunesclyf 1452 Bemrose
  • Rammesclyf 1452 Cl
  • Ravenscliffe 1472 Woll
  • Romscliffe 1652 Okeover

Etymology

Ravenscliff, Rauunesclyf 1452Bemrose , Rammesclyf 1452 Cl, Ravenscliffe 1472Woll , Romscliffe 1652Okeover . 'Raven's bank' or 'Hræfn's bank', v. hræfn , clif .

Places in the same Parish